‘Tyrod Taylor regressed in his third season as Buffalo’s starter. His passing yards (2,799), rushing yards (427), touchdowns (14) and passer rating (89.2) were all the lowest of his time with the Bills.’

‘Rapoport tweeted Wednesday that Gaine, hired last offseason as the Bills’ vice president of player personnel, is expected to replace Rick Smith, who left the Texans’ GM job to take care of his wife, who is battling breast cancer.’

‘Not that there’s much of a résumé, only 30 playoff games in the 58-year history of the franchise, but the three points against the Jaguars were the fewest the Bills have ever scored in the postseason. And while NFL nation was likely aghast watching this game, it really wasn’t all that surprising to Bills fans who have grown accustomed to this level of ineptitude on offense.’

‘In addition to replacing Taylor, Buffalo will also have to figure out what to do with their unrestricted free agents. The Bills have 16 free agents according to Spotrac. The team will look to bring some of these players back in 2018, but many will go elsewhere as Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane continue to build the roster in their vision.’

‘There are big decisions to come, most notably at quarterback where the Bills have to figure out what to do with Tyrod Taylor — bring him back or release him and find his successor, be it in the draft or free agency.’

‘They also have four Exclusive Rights Free Agents, which means if the Bills offer (or tender) that player a minimum salary by March 14 at 4 p.m. they automatically retain his rights. If they don’t, that player also becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent.’

‘Now that the confetti has settled, we can take a cold look at their draft position with no hesitation (e.g., Why are you guys talking about this now?). The Bills own the 21st and 22nd picks in the first round — theirs and the Chiefs’. Maybe the draft will play out in such a way that picking 21st is just fine for them to pick a worthy quarterback prospect. Odds are it won’t. You can trade up but you’d rather not have to. Eventually the Bills will have to make a bet on all this without knowing what’ll happen in the draft, just like we do: Take your chances by standing pat, or trade up.’

‘“I think I was hired this week or this Friday a year ago. I’m anxious to build on what we did. The second year through it for me as a head coach, there’s a lot I want to improve on as well,” he said. “Not only in what I do, but also our procedure, our approach. You guys know me, I take a lot of notes. We’re going to go through those notes and make sure we’re doing everything at a certain type of level. A standard, and that’s a standard of winning.”’